Bitcoin tops $78,000 as regulatory tailwinds fuel rally
August 24, 2026
A 22% weekly surge reversed the August 22 crash as CLARITY Act momentum and a CFTC backstop plan drew buyers.
A 22% weekly surge reversed the August 22 crash as CLARITY Act momentum and a CFTC backstop plan drew buyers.
The Senate will vote to advance the crypto market structure bill as Galaxy Research cuts 2026 passage odds to 10 percent.
Two new exemptions would let crypto startups raise up to $75 million a year without full SEC registration.
The agency pulled the meeting the night before, leaving a 400-page proposal in limbo as Commissioner Hester Peirce’s November departure closes the window
The three-member commission decides whether to open its first formal crypto rulemaking for public comment, days after the Senate stalled the CLARITY Act.
Senate leaders must file cloture by August 5 to keep the crypto market structure bill alive before the recess
The $13 trillion brokerage endorsed the crypto market structure bill as Polymarket odds of 2026 passage slipped to 34%
Twenty working days left before recess, and the crypto market structure bill still lacks the Democratic votes it needs.
Chairman Paul Atkins’s proposed exemptions could let token projects raise up to $75 million a year, with lighter disclosure than full registration.